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Thursday, March 31, 2011

Diseases of the Past (1800-1920) - Genealogy

Diseases of the Past (1800-1920) - Genealogy the last one on the list is what got me
1918 Worldwide Influenza: more people were hospitalized in WWI from this epidemic than wounds. US Army training camps became death camps, with 80% death rate in some camps.

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I think it started in a Camp in Missouri and from there it spread. I have found a few records in MO. Some areas were not effected as badly. It wasn't until I looked at my MO connections did I find death records that showed the cause of death.